November 28, 2015

Hello stampin' friends! I spent the day colouring with my NEW ZIG Clean Color Real Brush markers. I just discovered these fabulous markers when visiting Jennifer McGuire Ink. Jennifer has two videos on her blog -video # 1 is an excellent product overview and in video # 2she demos various colouring techniques to use with these markers. I was SO intrigued after watching Jennifer's informative videos, I order a set of 48 from Amazon and they arrived yesterday! I couldn't wait to get colouring!

This sketch was perfect for making a set of cards! It is definitely one to use again!

I stamped the adorable little reindeer from the Reverse Confetti Jolly Holiday Stamp set on watercolour paper with Jet Black Archival ink. I then coloured him by using the No-Water colouring technique as outlined by Jennifer in video # 2. I cut him out with the coordinating Jolly Holiday Confetti Cuts and popped him up on the card front.

I cut down a sheet of Tim Holtz Distress Water Color paper with a large stitched rectangle die from Blueprints 13. I then used Tumbled Glass and Evergreen Bough and blended them with my Ranger Mini Blending tool. I splattered the already inked background with some water as it reacts with the Distress ink and gives a very cool effect. I then splattered some Evergreen Bough splotches on the card too.

I saw this fun and pretty Distress ink technique over at Laura's blog Doublestick Heaven. She used it on a beautiful holiday card and has a great video deoming the technique with lots of great tips...not only is she super talented, she's a hoot!

Here is the second card with the little reindeer. I stamped the sentiment from the Reverse Confetti Leaping Lions Stamp set on MFT heavyweight Card Stock in Black Licorice with Sweet Tooth Pigment Ink and then heat embossed with AC Zing White Embossing powder. The fishtail flag banner is from the Tag Me Confetti Cuts and I popped it up on the card front and tied a little Hemp Cord around the one end of it.

I did the same Distress Ink inking technique on all the cards and this time I usedShabby Shutter and Mowed Lawn. I also added a few snowflakes from the Jolly Holiday Stamp set. I coloured them with the Light Blue and Turquoise Blue ZIG Clean Clear Real Brush Markers and then added a little sparkle with my Wink of Stella Glitter Clear pen.

Here are the next two cards in the set of four. This time I used the cute little Santa in the Jolly Holiday Stamp set and cut him out with the Jolly Holiday Confetti Cuts.

I coloured up this Santa mostly using the No-Water Coloring technique but I did add a little water with my Zig Water Colour Detail brush to soften the shading I added with the Light Grey ZIG marker to Santa's beard and I used water to soften the colour on the sack of toys too.

I inked the background on the main panel with SpunSugar and Barn Door Distress ink.

This was the first Santa I coloured and I think his beard is a little too dark because I didn't use the water to soften and blend out the Light Grey marker.

I used Shabby Shutter and Peeled Paint Distress ink for the background on this card.

7 comments:

LOOOOVE these so much! the burst of color behind your images is fabulous and of course your sweet RC images are darling, too! great set of cards. Now I need to go make something with this sketch. :) thanks for sharing Tara.

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Hi, Tara here! Thanks for stopping by! I'm an American Sign Language/English interpreter, mother of 2 wonderful kids, (Hannah 18 and Kieran is 16) and wife to a great guy, Chris! I spend all my free time getting inky, colouring cute stamped images with my Copics and die-cutting until my hearts content. My passion is making one-of-a-kind cards that celebrate special occasions and cherished relationships and documenting the people, places and things WE love in the pages of my scrapbooks!

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